This shouldn't be flagged because it could create controversy. The article is not at fault here. Immature postings replying to this article that aren't related

This shouldn't be flagged because it could create controversy. The article is not at fault here. Immature postings replying to this article that aren't related to the topic, but to the data used in the example should be flagged instead. Don't kill a technical article just because the sample data used might whip up feelings in countries where it's a political issue. Science shouldn't back up from things like that.